From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,7ee10ec601726fbf X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-30 13:43:40 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!sjcppf01.usenetserver.com!usenetserver.com!news-west.rr.com!lsnws01.we.mediaone.net!typhoon.san.rr.com!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3BDF1F13.4B99361C@san.rr.com> From: Darren New Organization: Boxes! X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: why not References: <3BC5D730.DA950CC7@boeing.com> <9q4pa7$1ad$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3BC6ACC8.23EF21BC@free.fr> <3BC71F54.1FFE78FA@boeing.com> <1KGx7.26476$ev2.35117@www.newsranger.com> <3BC7AD82.2A0CCCD4@acm.org> <9qhiqr$af0$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <1nDC7.180$6S7.92255364@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com> <9rjsak$bp3$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9rmhb9$o1b$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3BDEF0FE.B55FED9E@san.rr.com> <9rmuqi$es$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 21:44:01 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.75.151.160 X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com X-Trace: typhoon.san.rr.com 1004478241 66.75.151.160 (Tue, 30 Oct 2001 13:44:01 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 13:44:01 PST Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:15437 Date: 2001-10-30T21:44:01+00:00 List-Id: Marin David Condic wrote: > Perhaps. But not all things in the known universe are ADTs. Yes, but I thought we were talking about collection classes. > Yes, but..... Until you have a collection of code (or at least interfaces) > that have maybe built up some experience with usability, you aren't sure if > this is quite what the world wants. True. But for something like collection classes, maps and lists and stuff like that, I think there's a fair amount of experience as to what kinds of functionality folks want. Avoiding reinventing the same thing over and over is part of the reason for such a package, implying that folks have done this over and over. -- Darren New San Diego, CA, USA (PST). Cryptokeys on demand. Sore feet from standing in line at airport security checkpoints: Jet Leg.